Charlie Leblanc
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Hi all!
New to this forum but not new to forums.
I have an interesting question I would like to see if someone could answer for me.
I am replacing the 5R55S trans with a reman.
I cannot get the torque converter to go far enough forward so that I can put the nuts on the flexplate to converter studs. Each one only goes thru far enough that the threading of the stud is almost there. But the nuts will not grab the stud.
The original trans had a inspection hole to take care of this. The new reman does not.
Can I use this trans? Or do I need to get one with the inspection hole present to solve my mating problem?
Or does someone have a way to pull TC forward that 1/16th or so farther forward so that I can set the converter in properly?
I have been trying to find solution so that I don't have to pull trans again.
And before anyone asks this is what I have done so far to make sure it's not me being a big dummy and have goofed up something in the install.
So far I have verified this is the right converter the shafts are identical in with(I measured) I cleaned and lightly sanded the flexplate thru holes I lubricated studs and holes. To make it easier in the install. I reset the dowel pins. Trans is set flush to engine block. The engine and converter will spin as it should. Each stud is pushed thru about the same from visual inspection. I didn't measure cause it's really hard to thru the starter hole and front diff gets in the way of everything!
I'm really hoping to not have to remove the trans and start again, but I think that might be where I'm at.
So any help with this will be greatly appreciated if you have a solution to my problem!!
It seems to me somebody somewhere has had this problem before me!!
Thanks
Charlie
New to this forum but not new to forums.
I have an interesting question I would like to see if someone could answer for me.
I am replacing the 5R55S trans with a reman.
I cannot get the torque converter to go far enough forward so that I can put the nuts on the flexplate to converter studs. Each one only goes thru far enough that the threading of the stud is almost there. But the nuts will not grab the stud.
The original trans had a inspection hole to take care of this. The new reman does not.
Can I use this trans? Or do I need to get one with the inspection hole present to solve my mating problem?
Or does someone have a way to pull TC forward that 1/16th or so farther forward so that I can set the converter in properly?
I have been trying to find solution so that I don't have to pull trans again.
And before anyone asks this is what I have done so far to make sure it's not me being a big dummy and have goofed up something in the install.
So far I have verified this is the right converter the shafts are identical in with(I measured) I cleaned and lightly sanded the flexplate thru holes I lubricated studs and holes. To make it easier in the install. I reset the dowel pins. Trans is set flush to engine block. The engine and converter will spin as it should. Each stud is pushed thru about the same from visual inspection. I didn't measure cause it's really hard to thru the starter hole and front diff gets in the way of everything!
I'm really hoping to not have to remove the trans and start again, but I think that might be where I'm at.
So any help with this will be greatly appreciated if you have a solution to my problem!!
It seems to me somebody somewhere has had this problem before me!!
Thanks
Charlie